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Informationen zum Autor C.C. Edwards is an instructor at Coastal Carolina University. Previously, she was the editor of Eightysomething, Texas Instruments? newsletter that explored the features of graphing calculators for parents and educators. Klappentext Use this cool tool to perform dozens of tasks! Do simple and complex calculations, analyze loans, even send files to your PC Nothing can crunch numbers like your TI-83 Plus, and this handy guide makes the crunching easy! In no time youll be punching those buttons to convert decimals to fractions, find factorials, compare interest rates, graph and analyze functions and sequences, tame random numbers, manage matrices, and even have your calculator sharing stuff with your PC. The Dummies Way Explanations in plain English ' Get in, get out' information Icons and other navigational aids Tear-out cheat sheet Top ten lists A dash of humor and fun Discover how to: Solve equations and systems of equations Graph functions, parametric equations, and sequences Use complex numbers Multiply, reduce, and solve matrices Add applications to your calculator Zusammenfassung If you have a TI-83 Plus graphing calculator! you have a veritable feast of features and functions at your fingertips! but chances are you don't take full advantage of them. This book helps you explore your TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculator. It also helps you to discover how your TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculator can solve various kinds of problems. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 Part I: Making Friends with the Calculator 7 Chapter 1: Coping with the Basics 9 Chapter 2: Doing Basic Arithmetic 21 Part II: Advanced Functions, Complex Numbers, and Solving Equations 29 Chapter 3: The Math and Angle Menus 31 Chapter 4: Dealing with Complex Numbers 41 Chapter 5: Solving Equations 45 Part III: Dealing with Finances 51 Chapter 6: Finding the Best Deal 53 Chapter 7: Loans and Mortgages 57 Chapter 8: Savings and Investments 63 Part IV: Graphing and Analyzing Functions 67 Chapter 9: Graphing Functions 69 Chapter 10: Exploring Functions 83 Chapter 11: Evaluating Functions 95 Chapter 12: Drawing on a Graph 105 Part V: Sequences, Parametric Equations, and Polar Equations 115 Chapter 13: Graphing Sequences 117 Chapter 14: Exploring Sequences 127 Chapter 15: Parametric Equations 139 Chapter 16: Polar Equations 157 Part VI: Probability and Statistics 177 Chapter 17: Probability 179 Chapter 18: Dealing with Statistical Data 183 Chapter 19: Analyzing Statistical Data 191 Part VII: Dealing with Matrices 203 Chapter 20: Creating and Editing Matrices 205 Chapter 21: Using Matrices 211 Part VIII: Communicating with PCs and Other Calculators 217 Chapter 22: Communicating with a PC with TI ConnectTM 219 Chapter 23: Communicating Between Calculators 223 Part IX: The Part of Tens 229 Chapter 24: Ten Great Applications 231 Chapter 25: Eight Common Errors 235 Chapter 26: Eleven Common Error Messages 239 Index 243 ...
